Rhianne has worked in business development roles for over 10 years, gaining diverse experience across academia, engineering, and the rail industry. With a passion for languages, Rhianne studied French in Paris before going on to complete a PhD in systems thinking and communication. She is an advocate of encouraging those with different skill-sets, such as languages, into the rail and engineering domains.

An articulate, competent and confident professional, who has in-depth understanding of business development principles. A creative and innovative thinker, who craves a challenge and is not afraid to work outside her comfort zone. She has an excellent ability to create compelling copy for both producing bid responses and marketing content. 
 
She maintains a good ‘work-life’ balance through spending quality time with family and friends. She has a keen interest in football for which she travels to England on occasion to watch matches. In addition she has a keen interest in reading.

Katherine is a Senior Designer with over 20 years’ experience in the graphics field. One of the fastest, highly skilled designers in the area of bid graphics, Katherine can take a pencil sketch and meld it into a truly impressive visual to clearly illustrate an author’s point.

Katherine specialises in visually breaking up a document with on-point images to make it more easily digestible to the reviewer, clearly demonstrating the correct answer has been given to the question.

When not working, Katherine enjoys spending time with her family, countryside walks, swimming and continuing her Iyengar yoga practice.

Andrea is one of the preeminent Microsoft Word experts within the bid and proposal profession. Understanding the idiosyncrasies that affect complex bid documents enables her to maintain her calm professionalism in the face of approaching submission deadlines.

Over the last 15 years, Andrea has supported blue chip companies with templates and document formatting on major projects, including rail franchises and infrastructure bids. Andrea employs Word best practice to ensure absolute consistency of documentation and uses advanced techniques to produce bespoke client templates, creating an environment that allows bid teams to produce more consistent documentation that conforms to their corporate style, irrespective of an individual team member’s experience with using Microsoft Word. Andrea designs Word templates for a vast array of clients each year, including the development of macro-enhanced Word templates, facilitating document consistency and enhanced efficiency within the bid production process.

Keen to share knowledge and help bid teams, she has delivered training and guidance to a number of organisations on using Word effectively in a bid environment and regularly posts tips and blogs on best practice, via LinkedIn and other forums.

Between bids, Andrea enjoys spending time with her husband and two children, going to the gym and running. She jointly set up a running club and helps with couch to 5k running courses. She enjoys travelling and is equally happy lying on a beach or skiing down a mountain.

Judi is a senior B2B writer and has worked in global marketing and public relations for over 30 years. She blends highly technical bid writing with effective promotional language to establish your expertise, ahead of your competitors. Her journalistic skills focus and deliver written responses that are accurate, succinct and successful.

After serving an apprenticeship and studying for a Mechanical Engineering degree, Alan has gained over 30 years’ experience in a variety of design, project and manufacturing engineering and senior management roles with leading companies in the Defence, Power Switchgear, Safety, Industrial Gases, Consumer Electronics and Public Transport industries. 

During his 20 years in the Public Transport sector, where he has been involved with both hardware and software products, his career developed into a Business Development and Managing Director. Alan has led sales, bid management, key account and contract management, and project management activities whilst directing the delivery of projects with some of the largest Public Transport operators in the UK, Europe and North America.  

Outside of work, Alan can be found either on the beaches of Northumberland with his two Labradors, in the greenhouse, or in the garage maintaining his growing fleet of classic cars !

Giselle is an expert in writing, copy editing, and proofreading and has a keen eye for detail. She is a qualified journalist and marketing specialist who holds a Master of Business Administration with a marketing specialisation from Charles Sturt University in Australia. She is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading and has significant experience in working on bid across multiple sectors, including transport and defence.

In her previous marketing roles, Giselle has been responsible for all elements of the marketing mix, across both private and public sector organisations, ranging from budgeting to collateral design and development, media planning and marketing strategy.

Before joining BiD Masters, she was Group Deputy Editor for the Etihad Airways inflight magazines and Editor of several British property and lifestyle magazines. She has also held senior marketing management and events positions in the Far East and Middle East. This included the role of Marketing Manager for Ski Dubai, the Middle East’s first indoor ski resort, during the start-up phase, during which time Ski Dubai was awarded Superbrand status. 

When not working, Giselle plays petanque, is a keen jive dancer and is often found jetting off to foreign climes.

Anna has been writing commercially for over two decades. In tune with the bidding process, she holds a marketing degree, a Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) diploma, and ProCopywriters membership.

Today, Anna supports B2B clients with their writing needs. These include large organisations such as Amazon and Veolia, plus many UK SaaS and technology businesses (her speciality).

Comfortable interviewing anyone, Anna knows what to ask to get the insight she needs ahead of writing commercial content.

When not at her desk, Anna’s often outside, helping to run a busy hillwalking group or walking her dog.

Monica is a highly accomplished Bid Management and Content Specialist. Not only does she have vast experience in bid management and writing, she is also an expert in the development and delivery of bid training. She leads the provision of bespoke face-to-face training for our clients.

Monica is a chartered chemical engineer, with over 20 years’ experience in the nuclear and defence sectors. With first-hand experience of working at nuclear licensed sites, Monica understands the challenges of solution delivery in a high hazard environment. She is extremely proactive and has experience working in technical, project, business and operational roles. Monica has been instrumental in delivering successful proposals in other sectors, such as engineering, construction and professional services.

With a strong background in organisation, administration and over a decade of international experience, Rayne is a professional problem solver.

Drawing on a broad skill set encompassing logical data analysis, system administration, process improvement, project scope and delivery, she creates calm in a world of chaos with a pragmatic, proactive, professional and service-focused approach.

When not working, Rayne can be found shopping up a storm at a local farmer’s market or exploring one of the UK’s many historical sites.

After studying aeronautical engineering, Ian has worked in business development, commercial (contracts and costing / pricing) management, programme and procurement management for over 30 years, predominantly in the Aerospace and Defence industries. For over 10 of those years Ian held executive positions in BAE Systems and Airbus either leading the preparation of major bids or leading procurement teams who were accountable for the solicitation, review and negotiation of supplier proposals.

He has lived and worked in the UK, France and Spain and had dealings with customers and suppliers from all over the world. Ian therefore has an excellent grasp of what is needed to put together attractive, compelling and, ultimately, winning bids – from the initial customer engagements and bid strategy development through to proposal creation, delivery, updates, and contract negotiation – in the UK and internationally.

Ian lives in rural central France with his wife and two dogs and very much enjoys his surroundings there with lots of walking, occasional sport, great friends, good wine and what seems like perpetual renovation work.

Julian is an acknowledged bid writing expert and has spent more than 35 years winning business with organisations in the UK, Europe and the Middle East. A qualified engineer, his widespread experience includes successful bids on major, £multi-million infrastructure projects and frameworks in the road, rail, waste and marine sectors.

During his career, Julian has helped to develop sustainable markets for recycled products; worked remotely with teams in Spain, Scotland, USA and Belgium to win a major port expansion tender; delivered an industry-leading seminar on ‘How to be a Bid Winner’ and provided pro bono support to a village youth football club, helping them secure £50k funding for ground improvements.

Outside of work, Julian and his wife are enjoying their new life in Spain having relocated there in 2023, looking forward to welcoming friends and family.

Eden graduated in 2019 and has been working in the graphics sector since. Eden is an enthusiastic designer and brings a fresh approach to her work. She works quickly and efficiently and is never phased by a tight deadline.

Eden has a keen eye for detail and always ensures consistency of design across all visual elements for a specific project.

In her spare time Eden is often out enjoying good food with her fiancé and friends. She also enjoys contributing to her interior design Instagram account, where she blogs about styling and decorating her home.

Steve has been managing and contributing to bids for over 30 years with high rates of success. Most of his career has also mixed bid management with service and account delivery, ensuring that real ongoing delivery experience is captured within any proposal.

Core industry areas of expertise include rail, transport, automotive and public sector. Particular delivery models include Outsourcing and Managed Services.

Comfortable working at any level Steve also helps others to build and articulate solutions that meet the client’s needs and expectations.

When not contributing to bids, Steve is likely to be engaged with his passion for antiques, cinema and or fine dining.

Lisa was the co-founder of ECP Solutions, one of the precursor companies to BiD Masters. Since then, Lisa has worked for organisations such as Thales, Pearson and BAE Systems. Recently, she assumed command of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, and we are delighted that she has joined BiD Masters on a part-time basis. Lisa has an exceptional track record in winning new work in public, telecommunications, defence, training and education sectors, and we look forward to her continuing to do so for our clients.

In her early career she served as an officer in the Royal Signals, and recently founded Netwalking Ltd, which provides executive and career coaching and mentoring for women leaders in the defence sector.

Charles has been described as energetic, knowledgable and wise. He is the epitome of dedication, determination and professionalism. He is the consummate gentleman, with a calm, strong leadership style, coupled with an innate understanding of human nature and broad maritime experience. 

As a Royal Navy Commodore, he was the MOD Director of Naval Surveying, Oceanography and Meteorology (DNSOM) and Naval Regional Commander Scotland and Northern Island.  He is a Chartered Marine Scientist with a Masters in International Studies from Kings College London and a graduate of the Royal College of Defence Studies. Active in the local community, he is Ambassador of the Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

Kevin is an international consulting bid specialist based in the UK. Over the last 30 years, he has worked with UK and overseas organisations in Europe, USA, India, Mexico, Brazil, Egypt, Philippines, Colombia and Peru. He has supported multi-million GBP bid wins for clients, including SMEs, universities, NHS and Local Government.

He is a writer of strategic and Business Case documents for clients in the private and public sectors; and a trainer, providing bespoke bid writing courses to start-ups and established businesses with high growth potential. He is a qualified project manager (PRINCE2) with accredited training in MSP and MoR.

For the last 10 years he has been rocking the boat as a shanty singer with Dorset’s premiere shanty crew; singing at RNLI HQ lifeboat naming ceremonies, at the International Shanty Festival in Falmouth, and in gigs at home and abroad.

Annabelle is strongly business management oriented with a background in the bank, financial and industrial sectors (ABN AMRO, BNP Paribas, Airbus, Thales) with work experiences in Paris, Madrid, Bristol and Toulouse. She enjoys supporting her clients with providing business and financial solutions as well as supporting the negotiations with the Sales team. 

A few years ago she decided to give a little break to her professional life and enjoyed becoming a mom. She then decided to follow her husband to Canada. They happily moved to Ottawa and welcomed their second child. She was fortunate to be able to enjoy those precious first years of the children’s life and discovered an amazing country that is Canada! Now, she is back in France offering her skills on the business world. 

Annabelle has a passion for Photography with a crush on landscapes. She also like keeping in touch with her family and friends living in different parts of the world; but above all, she loves spending quality time with her husband and two children at home, visiting a museum, or travelling!” 

Andy is a highly adept Bid and Programme Manager. He has experience of managing UK and international bids and programmes for defence, training, engineering and transport companies. He excels in liaising with subject matter experts to manage the design and delivery of technical projects and programmes.

He has extensive experience in project management, bid management and proposal generation, especially for programmes with a high technical content. Andy also has experience in the design, development and implementation of engineering and logistics support solutions for components and systems fitted to AFVs and aircraft.

In his spare time, Andy enjoys riding and restoring vintage British motorcycles.

Andy is an experienced bid and proposal manager with experience in infrastructure, defence, rail, support services, motorsport and energy. He is highly experienced in leading proposal teams, in addition to acting as a bid writer. As an advisor he has helped guide client’s business development focus, business planning and organisational structures.

Outside work he can be found driving either on the golf course or the motor circuit. He both races cars and provides supercar experiences.

Niall has over 30 years’ experience working in Defence and Aerospace. He has put bid graphics and documents together on behalf of most of the UK’s top defence organisations. The organisations he has worked for include Thales, Lockheed Martin, Hunting, Serco, Babcock, Spectris, Holdfast Training Services, RATP, Morgan, BAE Systems, Vanguard, VT and TQ.

Niall specialises in bid and proposal work for organisations bidding for UK and overseas government contracts, working with and incorporating the internal graphics resource of an organisation in a sympathetic and cost-effective manner to maximise client value. Bringing a client’s corporate identity into the proposal signposts the document’s heritage and gives a cohesive look to the finished document.

In his spare time, Niall is usually attending to his masonic duties, enjoying country pursuits, and spending quality time with his wife.

Hannah is an experienced copywriter, editor and proofreader. In addition to bids and proposals she is experienced in academic work and novels. Furthermore, she is also a dab hand on the keyboard, typing 80 words per minute. With a Masters Degree in Comparative Literature, she can relied upon to tell a compelling story.

In addition to her career in writing, she is an award-winning jazz and soul singer. Amongst other venues she has performed at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club and on board the Venice-Simplon-Orient Express and Belmond British Pullman.